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70 Cards in this Set
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Mussed
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Untidy; rumpled
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Flout
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Show contempt or disregard for
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Flourishing
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Thriving
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Regimented
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Rigidly structured
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Elfin
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Charming; lively; mischievous
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Antics
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Mischievous actions
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Loitered
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Stood around aimlessly
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Stunned
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Shocked; amazed
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Salty
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Lively; mildly; indecent
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Reverting
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Humorous because it is the opposite of what one would expect
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Mussed
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Untidy; rumpled
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Flout
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Show contempt or disregard for
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Flourishing
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Thriving
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Regimented
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Rigidly structured
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Elfin
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Charming; lively; mischevous
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Antics
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Mischevous actions
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Loitered
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Stood around aimlessly
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Stunned
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shocked; amazed
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Salty
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Lively; mildly indecent
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Reverting
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Going back
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Ironic
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Humorous because it is the opposite of what one would expect
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Sub-par
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Below traditional standards
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Articulate
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Put into words
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Simpatico
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Compatible; holding similar attitudes and beliefs
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Hydraulic
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Forceful
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Unprecedented
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Unlike anything before
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Ambiguous
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Unclear, having more than one meaning
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Emissary
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An agent representing someone else
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Paraphernalia
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equipment; all the objects or items used in a place or with an object
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Staccato
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Series of abrupt sounds
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Fetid
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Having an offensive odor
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Luminous
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Bright
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Sufferage
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The legal right to vote
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Abstain
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Decline to participate
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Efficacy
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Effectiveness
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Impelled
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Motivated; driven
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Stark
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Extreme
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Facilitate
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Make easier
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Referendum
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A vote on a specific issue
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Intubated
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Had tubes inserted to assist bodily functions
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Ventilation
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Breathing
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Evacuated
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Remove the contents of
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Hematoma
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Localized swelling filled with blood resulting from a break in a blood vessel
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Debride
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Surgically remove unhealthy tissue
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Temporal Lobe
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Section of the brain containing the sensory area associated with hearing
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Frontal Lobe
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Section of the brain responsible for higher thought
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Intraventricular Catheter
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Tube inserted into a ventrical, or small cavity in the brain
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Intracranial
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Within the skull
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Neurology
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Science dealing with disorders of the brain and nervous system
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Irony
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Humor related to strange twist or turnaround in events
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Secretions
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Fluids that are released
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Weaned
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Gradually remove from
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Edicts
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Orders or commands
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Looming
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Coming into sight in an inpressively great or exaggerated form
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Castigated
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Severely criticized
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Churlish
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Difficult to deal with
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Scenario
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String of events
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Progressive
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Forward thinking; broad-minded; interested in new ideas
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Conjure
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Call to mind
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Regime
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Regulated system; pattern
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Vulnerability
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Exposure; openness to attack
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Transpired
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Happened; occured
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Progeny
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Children
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Deft
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Skilled; clever
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Stigma
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Mark of disgrace
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Pundits
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Authorities
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Vociferous
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Loud; noisy
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Oratory
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Speech; public speaking
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Parity
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Equality
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Kudos
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Praise
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